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About Al Bhakta

Al Bhakta is the president and CEO of Genghis Grill and the co-founder of The Chalak Group, Inc. and has been a key contributor to Genghis Grill Franchise Concepts, LP’s foundation and development model. He and his team have strategically planned the growth from 6 Genghis Grill locations in 2004, to now 109 locations currently in 24 states. Also, Al was named in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Young Millionaires, one of the Top 10 CEO’s to watch in 2011 by Nation’s Restaurant News. Most recently in 2011,he received an Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the Greater Dallas Asian- American Chamber of Commerce. Most recently in 2012, Ernst & Young named Al Bhakta as Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist.